RELATIONSHIP-BASED AND CONTEXT-BASED USER INTERFACES FOR EXCHANGING DATA
First Claim
1. A method of identifying data to transmit from one mobile device to another mobile device, the method comprising:
- presenting a root user interface on a display of the mobile device to a user, the root user interface having a plurality of graphical indicators that each correspond to a type of relationship between the user of the mobile device and another individual, each of the plurality of graphical indicators also having an associated set of data that is related to the corresponding type of relationship;
receiving a selection from the user of one of the plurality of graphical indicators;
presenting a secondary user interface on the display of the mobile device to the user, the secondary user interface corresponding to the graphical indicator selected by the user and displaying the associated set of data that is related to the type of relationship reflected by the selected graphical indicator; and
receiving a selection from the user of at least a portion of the displayed set of data for transmission to a mobile device of the other individual.
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Abstract
A system and method for presenting an interface to a user of a mobile device, the interface allowing a user to identify and select data that is to be transmitted to another mobile device. In some embodiments, the interface generated by the system allows the user to select data for transmission based on relationship associations. The relationship associations, for example, may include pre-defined groupings of data that are tailored to a specific relationship between the user and another person. Accordingly, the user may employ the interface to quickly locate data that would be appropriate to transmit given the particular relationship between the user and the person to receive the data. In some embodiments, the interface generated by the system allows the user to select data for transmission based on context associations. Individual context associations may contain a smaller subset of data corresponding to a specific relationship association.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of identifying data to transmit from one mobile device to another mobile device, the method comprising:
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presenting a root user interface on a display of the mobile device to a user, the root user interface having a plurality of graphical indicators that each correspond to a type of relationship between the user of the mobile device and another individual, each of the plurality of graphical indicators also having an associated set of data that is related to the corresponding type of relationship; receiving a selection from the user of one of the plurality of graphical indicators; presenting a secondary user interface on the display of the mobile device to the user, the secondary user interface corresponding to the graphical indicator selected by the user and displaying the associated set of data that is related to the type of relationship reflected by the selected graphical indicator; and receiving a selection from the user of at least a portion of the displayed set of data for transmission to a mobile device of the other individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19)
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10. A method of identifying data to transmit from one mobile device to another mobile device, the method comprising:
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presenting a root user interface on a display of a mobile device to a user, the root user interface having a plurality of display sections that each correspond to a type of relationship between the user of the mobile device and another individual, wherein each of the plurality of display sections represents a grouping of data stored on the mobile device that is related to the type of relationship; presenting a graphical indicator representing a contextual association on at least one of the plurality of display sections, the graphical indicator associated with a subset of data selected from the grouping of data corresponding to that display section; receiving an input from the user corresponding to a selection of the context association; and transmitting the subset of data associated with the selected context association to a mobile device of another individual. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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20. A system for incorporation in a mobile device to allow a user to identify data to transmit from the mobile device to another mobile device, the system comprising:
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an interface component configured to; present a root user interface on a display of a mobile device to a user, the root user interface having a plurality of display sections that each correspond to a type of relationship between the user of the mobile device and another individual, wherein each of the plurality of display sections represents a grouping of data stored on the mobile device that is related to the type of relationship; and present a graphical indicator representing a contextual association on at least one of the plurality of display sections, the graphical indicator associated with a subset of data selected from the grouping of data corresponding to that display section; and in input component for receiving an input from the user corresponding to a selection of the context association, the input component retrieving the subset of data associated with the selected context association and providing the retrieved subset of data for transmission to a mobile device of another individual. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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